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The coming of the Chinese New Year in Baltimore was announced this year by a tattered lion dancing in what was once known as Baltimore's Chinatown. The old lion's head - made of papier-mache and now held together by tape - looked much like its surroundings: faded colors, frayed edges with a general appearance of deterioration. "Chinatown isn't what it used to be," explained the lion's owner Arthur Lee after 10 minutes of dancing in front of a small crowd, which consisted mostly of bewildered white parishioners from an Episcopal church.

Title: "Maestro"Editor: John GardnerPublisher: Otto Penzler/MacmillanLength, price: 610 pages, $23 Who would want to kill the 91-year-old, internationally acclaimed conductor Louis Passau? After publication of a book detailing his espionage activity and other scandals, Passau becomes a target of various assassins. Two attempts on his life during a birthday celebration at the Lincoln Center prove the threat is quite real. A race ensues between the assassins and the CIA, FBI, and British Secret Service to protect the maestro.

By Norris P. West and Norris P. West,Sun Staff Writer Sun staff writer Michael James contributed to this article | August 3, 1995

Shouting "We shall overcome!" and "We want justice!" about 125 Korean-Americans rallied in downtown Baltimore yesterday to condemn the acquittal of Davon A. Neverdon in the shooting death of one of their own.Protesters filled the 98-degree air with chants as they marched in front of Courthouse East, where a jury last week acquitted Mr. Neverdon of the 1993 slaying of Joel J. Lee, a 21-year-old Towson State University student.The Korean marchers -- and the sprinkling of African-Americans and whites who joined them -- disagreed with the jury's verdict.

The following students graduated from James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va., in fall 2011. Newman Yen , of Nottingham and Douglas Peters , of Perry Hall. Kelly Moffett , of Parkville; Caitlin Canoles , Rachel Lebowitz , Emily Parker and Michael Partin , of Perry Hall were named to the dean's list at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va., in fall 2011. Benjamin Turcea and Emily Broderick, of Baltimore were named to fall 2011 semester dean's list at the University of Scranton, Scranton, Pa. Thomas L. Rodabaugh , of Nottingham, earned a Bachelor of Science from Excelsior College, Albany, N.Y. Kacey Callahan, of Baltimore has been named to the Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pa., dean's list for fall 2011.

The commencement ceremony yesterday at St. John's College in Annapolis was an apt display of a school that prides itself on individuality and freedom through learning. United by their years at a liberal arts school focused on a literary canon, the 128 graduates wore the traditional black gowns and awkward mortarboards. But their very different backgrounds and future paths were evident. Baltimorean Caroline Barry's purple-stockinged legs poked out from under her gown as she walked in the procession across the school's front lawn.

An elderly woman hangs from a clothesline tied to the rafters of her attic. A prostitute lies crumpled in her bedroom closet, stabbed to death. A cheating husband, shot through the chest, is sprawled on the floor of the mountain cabin where he had gone to meet his lover. Gruesome scenarios for dollhouses, maybe. But then Frances Glessner Lee was no Barbie. To the contrary, she was a heavyset, dour-looking, middle-aged Chicago heiress - fascinated with forensics and certifiably obsessive when it came to the intricate miniature death scenes she constructed.

A 19-year-old city man is being sought by police in the Sept. 2, 1993, murder of Joel J. Lee, a Towson State University student shot in a Northeast Baltimore robbery that epitomized the ruthlessness of city street thugs.Davon Neverdon, 19, of the 2400 block of Bridgehampton Drive -- just two blocks from the crime scene -- is charged in a warrant with first-degree murder, armed robbery and a handgun violation, police said.Mr. Lee, a 21-year-old computer science major about to start his senior year, was looking for a friend's house to borrow a book when four teen-agers accosted him in a parking lot outside the Dutch Village Apartments in the 7000 block of McClean Blvd.

Butterfly bushBotanical name: Buddleia x LochinchPronunciation: BUD-lee-aFamily: Loganiaceae (No popular translation)Origin: ChinaClass: ShrubDisplay period: All summerHeight: 6 to 7 feetEnvironment: SunA tally of the shrubs that bloom all summer long doesn't add up to very many. So when you find one that does, it's a real boost for the garden. Buddleia x Lochinch is such an example. In a cross by natural means, it surfaced all of a sudden in the garden of the Earl of Stair at Lochinch in Wigtownshire, Scotland.

The Howard County Conservancy will hold its Fall Festival from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Groundbreaking for the historic Montjoy Barn, with County Executive James N. Robey, local dignitaries and members of the Dawson Lee family - former owners of Montjoy - will kick off the festival. The conservancy had the barn disassembled in 2003 and began repairs on the building, which dates from the late 18th century and is the only one of its kind in Maryland. After being reassembled, the barn will be used as part of the conservancy's education programs.